104th Division (Institutional Training) Timberwolf Division Unit Rings
104th Division (Institutional Training) Timberwolf Division “Nothing in Hell can stop the Timberwolves”
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The 104th Infantry Division used to be an Infantry Division of the U.S Army and now known
as the 104th Division (Leader Training) based at Fort Lewis, Washington as a t
raining component of the U.S. Army Reserve.
The 104th Division was constituted on 24 June 1921 and activated in October 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah. During World War II, the Division prepared to participate in the war and started participating in the war on 15 September 1942. The Division earned its nickname Timberwolf Division during training in preparation for deployment in Europe while training in the northwestern United States. The 104th was the first Army Division to specialized training for fighting in nighttime conditions.
The 104th Infantry Division journeyed to Europe on 27 August 1944 and landed in France on 7 September 1944. The Division participated in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, and then moved into defensive positions within the borders of Wuestwezel, Belgium on 23 October 1944. On 16 November, the division went on combat taking Stolberg initially and then taking offensive stance against heavy resistance as it moves towards Eschweiler and area west of the Inde River by 2 December. The division went back to the United States on 3 July 1945 and was deactivated on 20 December.
The division was again activated on December 1, 1946 in Portland Oregon as part of the organized reserves. The responsibilities included holding training programs for new soldiers of the US Army Reserve. In July 1948, the division held its first session of summer training and turned 300 new reservists by the end of the training. In 1959, the Division was reorganized as a training Division and relocated to Vancouver Barracks, Washington in 1961.
The division received its new name in October 2007 as the 104th Division (Leader Training) reflecting a new mission which is to specifically train officer and non-commissioned officer candidates in their assigned fields.
